Cowthorpe

Cowthorpe
St Michael's Church, Cowthorpe
Cowthorpe
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE427524
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWETHERBY
Postcode districtLS22
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Cowthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Tockwith, in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Wetherby, 10 miles (16 km) east of Harrogate, 7 miles (11 km) from Knaresborough and 13.5 miles (21.7 km) from York.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 103. On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Tockwith.

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.